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Ric Flair Speaks Ahead Of WWE RAW Legends Night
Many see two-time WWE Hall Of Famer Ric Flair as the greatest wrestler of all time, and now at age 71, the ‘Nature Boy’ continues to lay down his opinion that Charlotte is the best female wrestler.
During an interview with CBS Sports, Ric Flair discussed Raw Legend’s Night and fans criticising Charlotte on social media.
Flair will be appearing on tonight’s special ‘Legends Night’ edition of Raw, among the likes of Hulk Hogan, Sgt. Slaughter and Booker T.
“I’m honored that they think enough of me to have me represent the company,” Flair told CBS Sports. “I certainly know I’m a legend. I think they just picked me because I’m the oldest.”
Since retiring from being an in-ring wrestler, Flair has made numerous appearances on WWE Television, whether that’s alongside his daughter Charlotte or being attacked by WWE Superstars. Flair spoke about how he and his wife frequently watch WWE Television, specifically the women’s division.
“I make my wife, who is a fan but now is more than a casual fan, watch with me,” Flair said. “She’s an opinionated fan now. That’s the worst, right? We watch all three shows. I watched more than I thought I was when my daughter was off. I wanted to stay up with the women’s division and everything. We watch all the time and we enjoy the product. I think COVID and competition for programming has caused problems, but I think the company continues to thrive, and for everything that might seem different they come up with something unique and a surprise. This ThunderDome thing has become huge, the virtual audience has become huge — the graphics, the technology. I think the company is No. 1 commodity in sports entertainment, period. I’d argue that with anybody.”
Charlotte’s success in the WWE has been met with a large amount of criticism from fans on social media, however Ric isn’t bothered about it, claiming that she is the best women’s wrestler of all time.
“I’m not so much bothered by it,” Flair said. “I just laugh at it. It’s really sad the impact that social media can have on people. She’s got thick skin. Wrestling is the only sport where somebody can’t be the best. If they can argue on TV who is better — Aaron Rodgers or Mahomes, right? Or they can argue who is better — Justin Thomas or Tiger Woods, right? In other words, there’s someone that’s the best in everything, right? Of course there is. She’s the best. That’s tough to argue about. What do you want to argue about? Who’s the better athlete? Who played Division I sports? Who was an All-American in high school? What’s there to argue about? When she walked out the door at TLC, what did you think? That’s star-power.”
“She’s the best woman on the roster, but she’s the best woman of all time,” Flair said. “I’ve been in the business 49 years. Give me an example of who you think is better. You can’t. I love Trish [Stratus], I love Lita. But I can walk into a room and say my daughter is the best. We can sit and debate it. I’ll have that debate just like you, and I can have the debate about Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes.”